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"In order to survive all this competition, a store should stand out from the crowd. It has to break through the clutter. In order to be successful, the store should be branded. The brand is the future in retail.
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A store will have to be more than a collection of products without a distinct identity. Just distributing products aqnd doing everything the same as the competition will lead to a dead end. A store will have to build up a strong position in consumers' minds by becoming a brand with strong and unique meanings and associations. Branding should one of the most important business issues for every retail company.
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It is the brand itself that determines whether the store succeeds or fails. A strong brand can differentiate the store from the competition. Therefore, retailers will have to not only build stores, but build brands as well. By becoming a strong brand itself and by profiling itself with respect to its competitors, a retailer can acieve store preference and store loyalty."
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Destaque do livro "Branding a Store" escrito por Ko Floor. Uma versão inglesa da apologia da batota (um exemplo e outro), uma versão inglesa da engenharia dos momentos de verdade.
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